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It probably has something to do with all the surface rust of the hood. That would take a bit of work to make nice.

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It probably has something to do with all the surface rust of the hood. That would take a bit of work to make nice.
Funny what some people describe as "Great Condition" !!

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2F37Y3A MINE BUILT IN ATLANTA HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OLD PICTURES I BOUGHT IT IN 1980 FROM ORIGIMNAL OWNER AND THINK SCOOPS WERE BODY COLOR

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2F37Y3A MINE BUILT IN ATLANTA HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OLD PICTURES I BOUGHT IT IN 1980 FROM ORIGIMNAL OWNER AND THINK SCOOPS WERE BODY COLOR
I think you'll find that they were body colour as I think the Atlanta cars came this way.

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also, F.Y.I. the NASA scoops were a $35.00 option according to my window sticker.

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also, F.Y.I. the NASA scoops were a $35.00 option according to my window sticker.

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also, F.Y.I. the NASA scoops were a $35.00 option according to my window sticker.
...about 1% of the base price in those days!

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......Pretty sure these are black.
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I seen that pic yesterday too.
It makes me wonder if there was an option of having them painted the body color or having them black.

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I theorize that it had to do with where the car was assembled.

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Old 09-20-2006, 08:33 AM
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Billygoatii said: "I think the scoop color might be dependent on where the car had final assembly." and this was one of the first posts. Looks like we can say that Oshawa ON and Pontiac MI cars had black inserts based on information posted.
.....also looks like Atlanta GA cars were body coloured, so far no info from other plants.

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2 73 GTOs on ebay right now . 1 parts 1 restorable or parts

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I bought mine new and mine came black and I've seen 2 other cars built and new when I got mine from Don Medow Pontiac in South Bend IN, and they were black too.

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My current Florentine red 57k mile original paint car has body colored scoops. I parted another Florentine red '73 4 speed car with black scoops. Don't remember where that one was produced. Mine was built 1-8-73 at the Pontiac assembly plant.

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